Fictional team history Power Company
1 fictional team history
1.1 action comics
1.2 teen titans
1.3 justice league of america
1.4 power surge
fictional team history
josiah power 1 of america’s best lawyers until meta-gene triggered during alien invasion activation of gene bomb.
following untimely public activation of metagene in courtroom, attorney josiah power dismissed law firm. power had little interest in becoming traditional costumed hero, became readily apparent not continue practice law without undue public attention. capitalizes on professional experience organize for-hire team of heroes along lines of law firm. first mission team against east asian criminal organization known black dragon society. defuse hostage situation initiated society , returned base of operations.
the power company make brief 1 panel appearance in later justice league of america story arc (syndicate rules in jla #107-114 (2004-2005). crime syndicate of america had attacked s.t.a.r. labs facility in san francisco , power company shown , described have been defeated.
action comics
skyrocket seen later, in action comics #832-833 1 of dozens of superpowered beings. part of small grouping of escaped beings save rest , world attentions of marauding aliens. communications error beams adventures of skyrocket , allies every single tv on earth.
teen titans
sapphire abducted , became combatant in dark side club. after being rescued miss martian , brought titans tower other survivors, leaves, preferring stay loyal forgotten, not gone power company.
justice league of america
recently, team appeared in pages of james robinson s justice league of america title. hired defend s.t.a.r. labs facility, brutally defeated doctor impossible , new gang of villains. in conversation @ jla watchtower, guardian mentions of power company members hospitalized, , josiah ve died had mon-el not forced open rib cage in order treat heart.
power surge
power surge dc comics event in 2002 intended promote start of power company, new comic book series writer kurt busiek, wrote 7 issues of power surge. power surge composed of 7 eponymous one-shot issues (although each story had own title), each highlighting 1 of 7 primary members of power company. each story prominently featured involvement of classic, already-famous comic book character (with classic character looming larger on cover book s nominal main character).
since each issue origin story told in past tense, writer kurt busiek indulge in playfully retro style reminiscent of dc comics 1980s output, , incorporate characters not available under other circumstances, such barry allen flash , hal jordan green lantern, both of whom dead in regular dc comics continuity.
the comics featured were:
bork, vulnerability , featuring batman , flash, art kieron dwyer
josiah power, career opportunities , featuring superman, art keith giffen
manhunter, well-respected man... , featuring nightwing, art dan jurgens
sapphire, hatch of serpent s egg , featuring justice league, art mark bagley
skyrocket, first gleamings , featuring green lantern, art joe staton
striker z, hk jiangtou , featuring superboy, art ramon f. bachs
witchfire, want see bright lights tonight , featuring wonder woman, art matt haley
^ unofficial josiah power biography
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